"If one of those released returns to hostile activities against Israel, he will be returned to complete his prison sentence."

In other words, supporting right over wrong won't be tolerated. Human rights defenders are ruthlessly targeted. Military order 101 criminalizes:

• organizing protests;

• participating in them;

• doing so in assembles and vigils;

• displaying Palestinian flags and other symbols;

• printing and distributing Palestinian political material; and

• influencing public opinion by "political incitement."

Supporting so-called "hostile organizations" are prohibited. Demonstrations sympathetic to Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Palestine, and similar groups are strictly forbidden.

They have no say over what Palestinians want most. They never did. They don't now. They don't care. They pretend otherwise.

"The Palestinians are now threatening not to show up to the first meeting between the negotiation teams scheduled for Wednesday," said Haaretz.

"Abbas' office is seriously considering skipping out on the session, due to the continued settlement drive" and prisoner release terms.

"A final decision will be reached in a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the next 48 hours, according to a Palestinian sources in the negotiations."

An unnamed senior Fatah official said:

"Ever since the announcement that negotiations would resume, the Israeli government has announced the construction of hundreds of housing units in the settlements, and has not voiced any commitment 1967 borders."

"This is reflected in meetings with the Europeans. Concerning the prisoner issue as well, we are already hearing conditions and Israeli demands to deport some of the prisoners, and this too, is in complete violation of the agreements with Kerry."

"This means that the Palestinians have nothing to gain from such a process."

Expect reality to replace bluster. Expect talks to go ahead as planned. On Friday, Martin Indyk flew to Israel. He did so for resumed talks. He didn't do it to head home.

At the same time, families of Palestinian prisoners expressed outrage. They reject release terms. They do so justifiably.

They want their loved ones sent home. They want them there soon as possible. They want no conditions imposed. They reject Israeli terms.

Karim Younis is Israel's longest held prisoner. He's an Israeli citizen. He rejects being a bargaining chip. He wrote PA leaders, saying:

"We believed the position that you presented for years, according to which any renewal of the talks would necessitate the release of all veteran prisoners who were convicted before the Oslo Accords, without any division or postponement, and that the release would be in one stage."

"Unfortunately, today, after 20 years of fruitless negotiations that led to no practical results, we are sinking back into a labyrinth of Israeli evasiveness and geographical distinction."

He added that making future releases conditional of negotiation progress assures denying them altogether.

He urged no talks under present conditions. Previous ones failed. They were exercises in futility. They were a waste of time. Pursuing them now betrays Palestinian trust.

Palestinian Prisoner Society president Kadoura Pharis read Younis' letter. It represents other prisoners' views, he said. He expressed support. He "agree(s) with every word."

Israeli officials are duplicitous. They can't be trusted. Their agreements aren't worth the paper they're written on. Promises are hollow. Terms are made to be broken. It happens every time.

Its director Meir Indor promised to keep contesting prisoner releases. Monday demonstrations are planned. They'll be held at the Ministry of Defense.

According to Indor, "it has to be stated directly that the terrorist organizations have defeated Netanyahu and his government."

Almagor will "turn over heaven and earth to fight terrorism and ensure that terrorists are punished," he said.

On Sunday, High Court president Asher Grunis headed a three justice panel. It heard Israeli family complaints. Proceedings were highly charged.

They ended surprisingly. One family alone got to speak. It did so for others. It expressed opposition to prisoner releases.

Others were cut off trying to express their views. They did so emotionally. Justices interrupted them. They heard enough. They ended the session. They walked out.

Families shouted dissent. "This must not happen," they said. "Where is the rule of law?" "Listen to us." Listen to our hearts." They have no time for us." Proceedings ended surprisingly quickly. Justices decided in advance.

Smoothing his way to become court president, Israel's Knesset abolished the rule requiring justices to have at least three years left to serve before mandatory age 70 retirement.

Asher reaches it in 2015. Doing so leaves him five weeks short of eligibility. Knesset hardliners enacted the so-called "Grunis bill." Netanyahu wanted him appointed.

In January 2012, Noam Sohlberg became Israel's first settler High Court justice. Controversy surrounds him. His appointment ignored conflicts of interest. Living on stolen land should have disqualified him.

He'll rule on international law issues. His record is anti-liberal. At age 50, he'll likely become next court president. Seniority is the main qualification.

[[Hardline extremists run Israel. Netanyahu's the worst. He's lawless. He's unprincipled. He's duplicitous.So are other coalition partner members. They say one thing. They do another. Same old, same old is policy.

Netanyahu's
incorrigibly hardline. He exceeds the worst of previous Israeli
leaders. On August 12, Haaretz said he takes "(o)ne step forward, three
steps back."]]

What's he talking about? He must mean that the PALESTINIANS are run by hardline extremists, and all its leaders are incorrigibly hardline. Lendman must have been born with a brain, but then he broke bad like Walter White and now services the Dark Side with his sick anti-Israel agitprop. The truth about Israel is that it's the only decent country in the entire Middle East, and America's only friend, and despite all of the Saudi-greased agitprop, Israel will still be here a thousand years from now, even if America isn't. Other countries can't pivot on a ball, adjust automatically for carpet and hard floors, and have a patented cycling technology, just the JEWISH STATE OF ISRAEL.

The Muslim World is in its last years before it completely disintegrates in a mass apostasy from the horrible sick ideology of ISLAM and its ex-Muslim pop. begs Israel for guidance in rejoining the human race after clearing out of its territory from the Nile to the Euphrates and reorganizing as a decent group of countries with decent governments free of Sharia.

In the meantime the U.S. will back Israel even if the rest of the world doesn't.